Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant bidens in Damascus by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

Frost tolerance for bidens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant bidens until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bidens in Damascus is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bidens and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bidens may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bidens indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Damascus. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Damascus is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Damascus it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bidens in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Damascus

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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